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Conference: Testimony of the Monks of Tibhirine

Join us 30 June – 1 July 2026 for a conference to mark the 30th anniversary of their martyrdom

With Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Mgr Claude Rault.

Program

9h30	Introduction to the 30th anniversary conference.
	Review of the events: Beatification and the dissemination of the message (conferences in Fribourg, Rome, Madrid)
10h30	“The witness of the Church in Algeria in the 90s: a contextual approach”, by Mgr Claude Rault
12h30	Lunch
14h00	Screening of the film ‘Of Gods and men’
16h15	Break
16h45	Discussion on the film Of Gods and men
	Panel with Dom Bernardus Peeters (Abbot General, OCSO, Rome), Jane Foulcher (Anglican theologian), Sr Claire Boutin (OCSO, Redwoods) …
18h00	Mass with the community of Blackfriars and Vespers

9h00	Review of the writings of the monks
	Publication of the writings: the itinerary proposed by the collection (8 volumes) by Marie-Dominique Minassian Studies on Tibhirine and the 19 martyrs: statistics and analysis of the bibliography (more than 600 entries) Reception in the UK (Martin Mc Gee, OSB), Australia (Jane Foulcher, Anglican theologian), USA (Christian Krokus, Catholic theologian, by videoconference)
10h30	Break
11h00	“A message for our time. The spiritual interpellation of the 19 martyrs of Algeria” by Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe OP
12h30	Lunch
15h00	Interactive panel “Monastic life and interreligious dialogue”
	with Anthony O’Mahony, Martin McGee (OSB), Sr Claire Boutin (OCSO), Dom Bernardus Peeters (OCSO), François Buet (by videoconference)…
16h00	Break
16h30	“The time of witnesses. The joy of witness” by Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Archbishop of Algiers.
18h00	Votive Mass in honour of the Blessed Martyrs

Hosted by the Dominican Friars in Britain, in partnership with the University of Fribourg and with the support of Fondation des Monastères.